First record of the chytrid fungus in Lithobates catesbeianus from Argentina: Exotic species and conservation

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1337-1339

  Ghirardi, Romina ^a,b   López, Javier Alejandro ^b,c   Scarabotti, Pablo Augusto ^b,c   Steciow, Mónica Mirta ^a,d   Perotti, María Gabriela ^e  

^a Instituto de Botanica Carlos Spegazzini   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias   (Argentina)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^e Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Biological invasion; Chytridiomycosis; Museum historical records

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; LITHOBATES; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 84855211202     PISSN: 18703453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2011.4.758     Document Type: Article

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